Two men shot by Denver police – one who was killed and one seriously injured – in separate confrontations in late August were wielding fake guns, Denver Police Department officials said Thursday.

The shootings happened over the course of three days in the city’s Goldsmith and Valverde neighborhoods when police responded to weapons calls, Major Crimes Cmdr. Matt Clark said at a briefing.

The first shooting happened around 4 a.m. Aug. 22 after officers responded to a 911 call about eight gunshots fired in an apartment building in the 4900 block of East Donald Avenue.

A few minutes later, a second 911 caller reported a domestic disturbance in the same building, and officers saw a woman coming down the stairs of the building followed by a man who ran out the back door and tried to flee

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